So it sounds like your Blues are live and your Browns are neutral. You can confirm this if you check the AC voltage between the Blue and ground. If the machine is wired incorrectly, this should be solved first. It would be as simple as switching the wires at the fuse holder.

Then, yes. Once it is wired correctly, reconfirm that the element is the short and replace the element. (It certainly sounds like the element is the short from your quote above).

I did my first descaling (not really much to report, I have pretty good water in SF Bay Area), but now my machine is idling ~10 degrees lower than usual (194F). I did my research first and almost everyone says "thermosyphon stall, you were pulling water too quickly through the group", which sounded plausible enough. However, I've tried to do many long flushes to get the stall out and it still is stuck.

Admittedly, it WAS stuck at 165F before I did 3-4 long (5-10 second) flushes. Do you all think I should flush for longer? Is there anything else that can affect this, keeping in mind that all I have done since the change happened was a descaling?

I did my first descaling (not really much to report, I have pretty good water in SF Bay Area), but now my machine is idling ~10 degrees lower than usual (194F). I did my research first and almost everyone says "thermosyphon stall, you were pulling water too quickly through the group", which sounded plausible enough. However, I've tried to do many long flushes to get the stall out and it still is stuck.

Admittedly, it WAS stuck at 165F before I did 3-4 long (5-10 second) flushes. Do you all think I should flush for longer? Is there anything else that can affect this, keeping in mind that all I have done since the change happened was a descaling?

There is a restrictor, I believe in the upper thermosyphon tube at the point it connects to the boiler, and it may be blocked. With the unit cold, check the restrictor. Please note that not ALL Cuadras have this restrictor.

Alright. I apologize for losing track, I have fixated on the possibly miswired thought. You have proven that not to be the case. Sorry.

So. I may be backtracking in retesting already considered components.

Pull the blue off the element to allow the machine to boilerfill normally without blowing the GFCI. Does this really not trip the GFCI?

In order for there to be current flowing through ground, there has to be a short between a conductor with some potential voltage. I am sorry that I'm probably not able to solve this. The suspected components would have to be Solenoid Valve, Powerboard, and Element (The pump is not grounded in any way unless it is submerged). AGAIN, though. None of these have power to them with the powerswitch off.

Thanks as always, Jim. I opened up the tube and mine does indeed have a restrictor. I didn't see anything junking it up (it all looked pretty clean, ignoring the grease), but maybe just opening it up did the trick. I've got the machine on now and I'll let you know if it comes up to the right idle temp after 45min-1 hr (I'm expecting about 204F, I haven't adjusted the pstat at all since receiving the machine).

There is a restrictor, I believe in the upper thermosyphon tube at the point it connects to the boiler, and it may be blocked. With the unit cold, check the restrictor. Please note that not ALL Cuadras have this restrictor.

Well Jim, that did the trick. After an hour, it was perfectly idling at 204.0F. Let's assume for the sake of argument that nothing was blocking the flow restrictor. What else could this process have solved? Is it possible that I had a stubborn stall that was resolved after opening the thermosyphon system?

Well Jim, that did the trick. After an hour, it was perfectly idling at 204.0F. Let's assume for the sake of argument that nothing was blocking the flow restrictor. What else could this process have solved? Is it possible that I had a stubborn stall that was resolved after opening the thermosyphon system?

Chances are there was a particle blockage and it came out with the water. It could be sediment from the water softener. It could be 'leftover crap' from the manufacturing process. It could be a stubborn stall, but I think this is less likely?

There is a restrictor, I believe in the upper thermosyphon tube at the point it connects to the boiler, and it may be blocked. With the unit cold, check the restrictor. Please note that not ALL Cuadras have this restrictor.

I learned this one from a customer in Philly!!! January has been rough! Data server crashes, backup server bad sector disks, power outages, and just a little bit of a LOT OF SNOW! Other than this, things are kickin!

Has anyone replaced the handle on the stock portafilter that comes with the La Nuova Era Cuadra (V2)? I would like to replace mine with a wood handle. I can only find a 10 mm wood handle on-line (from ebay). I am worried about damaging the original handle (don't have a vice grip) and if someone has done this already it would save me some time/hassle/money!

Thanks!

Update 4/10/14

I removed the handle using a Bunsen burner. I accidentally melted a bit of the old handle. There is no need to get as close as I got to it as the heat is distributed evenly through the body of the portafilter, including the bolt. I then went to a hardware store and matched it to a 12mm bolt with a 1.75 thread. So most likely all Nouva Era machines purchased in 2014 have these measurements!

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